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Open Letter to Hospital Compliance Officers: Questions to Ask as Standards Enter Pilot Phase

Louis Provenzano | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
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Louis Provenzano

New and revised Joint Commission requirements for language and interpretation standards took effect this month on a year-long pilot basis for healthca...

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State of Oregon First to Adopt National Certification for Medical Interpreters

Louis Provenzano | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Language Access, Interpretation, Russian, National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters, Oregon Office of Multicultural Health & Services, Vietnamese, Interpreters, Oregon, Limited English Proficiency, Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin, Lep, Language Barrier, International Medical Interpreter Association, English, Language, Patients, Multicultural, Health, Korean, Medical Interpreters, Healthcare, Imia, Cmi, Politics News
Louis Provenzano

The National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters announced today that the State of Oregon has become the first state in the nation to offi...

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Hospitals Must Overcome Language Barriers to Save Lives, Cut Costs

Louis Provenzano | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Patient-Centered Communication, Language, Limited English Proficiency, Health, Language Barrier, Medical Error, Hospitals, Language Access, Medical Interpreter, Spanish, Patients, Joint Commission, Translation, Patient Care, Interpretation, Politics News
Louis Provenzano

More than 60 million people - about one in five legal U.S. residents - speak a language other than English at home, and it's not all Spanish, with mor...

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Language Access and the Prevention of Medical Errors

Louis Provenzano | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Medical Interpreter Advocacy Day, Language, Capitol Hill, Lep, English, Language Barrier, Kidney, Francisco Torres, Language Access, Medical Interpreter, Limited English Proficiency, Medical Errors, Patients, National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters, The Joint Commission, Misdiagnosis, Politics News
Louis Provenzano

The case of Francisco Torres, a Spanish-speaking patient in Riverside, Cali., who had the wrong kidney removed during surgery, once again gives the me...

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The Rules Redux: Language Barrier Love And The Surprising Advantages of Dating Someone You Can't Understand

Jag Carrao | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
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Jag Carrao

Is communication the key to long-lasting relationships? Not according to Sean Connery. Though no paragon of husbandly virtues, Connery may be on to something.

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